Wisconsin Idea Seminar

On May 16-20, more than 40 new faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin–Madison will get an in-depth and personal look at their adopted state during the 20th annual WISCONSIN IDEA SEMINAR.

The week-long, statewide bus tour focuses on the natural, cultural and industrial assets of the state, as well as some of the challenges to its future. The seminar is meant to give new faculty and staff, who come from all over the nation and world, a greater appreciation of and connection to the state.

The WISCONSIN IDEA SEMINAR is sponsored by a variety of UW–Madison schools and colleges and by the Madison Evjue Foundation. Some of this year’s visits include:

Monday, 3-5:30 p.m.: A tour of the Selz Dairy Farm in Humbird, near Neilsville in Clark County;

Tuesday, 8-10 a.m.: A tour of clothing and apparel manufacturer XMI Corp. in Chippewa Falls;

Tuesday, 2:30 – 5 p.m.: An afternoon with the leadership of the Lac Courte Oreilles Community College near Hayward;

Wednesday, 10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: A panel discussion on the Wisconsin tourism industry at the Bayfield Inn in Bayfield;

Thursday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.: An overview and tour of the Lincoln Hills School north of Merrill;

Thursday, 3-5 p.m., a visit to La Clinica de Los Campesinos in Wautoma;

Friday, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.: A visit to Milwaukee High School of the Arts.

Media interested in covering any of the separate visits are welcome to attend. For more information about the trip, contact Miriam Simmons, assistant dean of the UW–Madison Graduate School and seminar coordinator, at (608) 262-9970, msimmons@bascom.wisc.edu.